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1. baselā̆rd n.(1)

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A kind of short straight sword or dagger, in civilian use, worn in a sheath hung from a strap, e.g. at the girdle; baselard knif; in some examples perhaps used loosely of a curved 'hanger.' …

2. grills n. plural

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Young salmon. …

3. hēn n.(2)

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(a) A poor man; (b) a rascal; ?a niggard; (c) as personal name. …

4. ?hodove n.

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A whale. …

5. hǒuns-cul n.

Additional spellings: hounscul
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A kind of metal head-armor. …

6. plodder n.

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A ruffian. …

7. sǒucharǧe n.

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An additional course or dish, served at the end of a meal. …

8. spāle n.(2)

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Pl. The uprights of a ladder. …

9. spil(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: spile
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(a) A fragment of wood; a splinter; (b) spil bon, the thighbone, femur; also, a bone of the arm, prob. the radius. …

10. stǒute n.

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In phrase: stoute and route, completely. …

11. strācūr n.

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?A hunting or tracking dog. …

12. sturte n.

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Quarreling, contention. …

13. suppliance n.

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?Succor, assistance; ? = error for pl. of suppliaunt n. (a): those who appeal to God. …

14. tinsel n.(1)

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Loss, destruction; also, spiritual loss, damnation; a state of damnation. …

15. titte n.

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A sharp, firm pull, tug, jerk. …

16. tram(me n.

Additional spellings: tramme
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(a) A mechanical device: an astronomical instrument; a siege tower or machine; also [1st quot.], nautical gear or tackle, ?a mast; (b) fig. a contrivance, stratagem. …

17. trateler n.

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A gossip, an idle chatterer, a talebearer. …

18. trotevāle n.

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(a) Vain talk, idle tale-telling; also, a trifle; a piece of foolishness; (b) a deceit, trick, delusion. …

19. unlauen-ē̆rthe n.

Additional spellings: unlauenerthe
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A service of plowing, perh. such as exceeds the ordinary or customary service. …

20. wakin n.

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Some sort of liquid, perh. a thin paste of flour and water; also in a nonsense passage. …

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